Henry G. Miller
Henry is the senior member of Clark, Gagliardi & Miller, P.C. He has been actively trying cases of all types for over 40 years. Presently, Henry is on trial or preparing for trial almost every day.
His verdict in Lanera v. Hertz resulted in the highest award ever in the State of New York for the element of nurture -- that is, the loss of a mother's guidance to a child. It was affirmed on appeal in a case involving the death of a 21-year-old woman leaving a one- year-old child. It was one of many multi-million-dollar awards Henry has obtained for clients either at trial or by settlement.
Henry was selected as a class representative for the plaintiffs by Federal Judge Jack Weinstein in the Asbestos Litigation.
Henry is Past President of both the New York State and Westchester County Bar Associations. He is one of very few trial attorneys in the country who has been both a Regent of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a Director of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, two of the most prestigious national trial lawyer associations.
He was appointed by Gov. Mario Cuomo to chair the Commission on Local Government Ethics. He was appointed by Gov. George Pataki to be a member of the Committee on Cameras in the Courtroom.
Henry frequently appears on television and radio. He also often lectures at law schools (Harvard, Columbia, Fordham, St. John's, Cardozo, New York University) and at Bar Associations on all aspects of trial practice.
He is the author of Settlements in the Art of Advocacy series as well as the editor of the New York Practice Guide on Negligence, both published by Matthew Bender. and most recently he authored, On Trial: Lessons from a Lifetime in the Courtroom, published by ALM Publishing.
Henry has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at St. John's Law School. He has written the Ethics Chapter in the American Trial Lawyers Association's text on Plaintiff's Personal Injury Litigation called "Atla's Litigating Tort Cases."
Henry was the recipient of the Pace University School of Law Distinguished Service Award in November, 1997.
Henry served in the U.S. Army (Honorable Discharge as Corporal), stationed in Korea for 1 1/2 years.
Education
J.D., St. John’s Law School, 1959
Graduate Course, NYU Law School, 1960
B.A., St. John’s College, 1952
Graduate Course, Columbia University , 1954-55
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
State of New York, 1959U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1961
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1961
U.S. Supreme Court, 1974
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1974
U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, 2002
Professional & Bar Association Memberships
New York State Bar Association
President 1984 – 1985
Westchester County Bar Association
President 1974 – 1975
American College of Trial Lawyers
Past Regent
International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Past Director
American Bar Association
Past Delegate
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
American Board of Trial Advocates
American Bar Foundation
Fellow
New York Bar Foundation
Fellow
New York State Trial Lawyers Association
Past Director
American Alliance for Justice
Testimonials
"Mr. Miller is an outstanding trial lawyer who has managed to distill the lessons of decades in Court." - David Boies
"On Trial is a must read." - Johnnie Cochran